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Named one of the 100 most important people in America in 2001, Langer is the most cited engineer in history. Dr. Langer will examine a series of case studies in terms of the process and excitement of discovery, initial resistance by the scientific community to the discovery in some cases, the way very broad patents were received, how the technologies were transferred to companies, and the way they have been or are trying to be commercialized.
Robert Langer, MIT